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Amishman

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5. Trump is a symptom of the root problem - which is the american electorate

Reply to indusurb (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 02:24 PM

Jul 25

There is no demographic inevitability, no emerging progressive majority.

A huge chunk of America is hateful, closed minded, distrustful, greedy, stupid, and have a short attention span. There is no fixing this, nor is it going to change.

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OK, say the best case scenarion happens, then what? [View all] indusurb Jul 25 OP

What happens next? Gore1FL Jul 25 #1

We get the Vance/Musk/TechBro "Bitcoin Coup" usonian Jul 25 #2

Its been a long time brewing WmChris Jul 25 #3

Oh, I think that Vance was going to be in no matter what indusurb Jul 25 #4

Trump is a symptom of the root problem - which is the american electorate Amishman Jul 25 #5